19．American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English．
First of all，they sound very different．Often，Americans don't say each word separately．They say words together．Americans may say"I dunno"instead of （代替）"I don't know"．Or they may say"Whaddya say？"instead of"What did you say？"However，the British are more careful．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．
Sound is not only the difference．Words sometimes have different meanings too．For example，the vocabulary（詞匯） for cars and driving is very different．Americans drive trucks（卡車），but in England people drive lorries．
Many expressions（短語） are also different in the two countries．In England，if you are going to telephone your friends，you"phone them up"．In America，you"give them a call"．When you are saying goodbye in England you might say"Cheerio!"In America you might say"See you later．"
There're also some differences in grammar（語法）．For example，Americans usually use the helping verb"do"when they ask a question．They say"Do you have a storybook？"But the British often leave out the helping verb．They say"Have you a storybook？"
Most languages are like this．Languages change over time．When people live in separate places，the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．It can also happen to other languages，such as French．Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．
61．What does the word"separately"mean in this passage？It means"C"．
A．含糊地B．快速地C．分開地D．簡略地
62．The vocabulary for cars and driving isD．
A．a(chǎn)n example of British EnglishB．a(chǎn)n example of American English
C．the same in America and EnglandD．not the same in America and England
63．LanguagesA．
A．a(chǎn)re always changing as time passesB．keep unchanged even if time changes
C．a(chǎn)re the same in all placesD．a(chǎn)re easy to learn
64．Which of the following is right？B
A．American people usually say"I don't know"instead of"I dunno"．
B．There are four differences between American and British English．
C．Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen．
D．When people live in different places，the language is in the same way．
65．This passage is mainly aboutD．
A．English vocabulary
B．how American sounds are different from British sounds
C．the way the British say words
D．some differences between American and British English．
分析 文章大意：
文章主要介紹的是英國和美國兩個國家英語的不同之處，主要提到了四點，一是發(fā)音不同，二是單詞含義不一樣，三是短語的使用方法不一樣，四是語法不一樣．除此之外，每一種語言并不是固定不變的，會隨著時間的改變而改變．
解答 61．C，詞義猜測題，文中提到"They say words together"美國人說話的時候，單詞都是連起來說，由此推測不是分開說，選擇C．
62．D，細節(jié)理解題，文中提到"the vocabulary（詞匯） for cars and driving is very different"在美國和英國，cars和driving這兩個詞的含義是不一樣的，由此推測選擇D．
63．A，細節(jié)理解題，文中提到"Languages change over time"語言會隨著時間的改變而改變，由此推測選擇A．
64．B，細節(jié)理解題，對于英國英語和美國英語，文中提到了四點不同，they sound very different一是發(fā)音不同，Words sometimes have different meanings 二是單詞含義不一樣，Many expressions（短語） are also different in the two countries三是短語的使用不一樣，There're also some differences in grammar四是語法不一樣，由此推測選擇B．
65．D，主旨大意題，文中首句提到"American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English"英國和美國雖然都說英語，但是有很大差別，下文也主要講述了兩個語言的不同之處，由此確定選擇D．
點評 對于閱讀表達題，一定要記得首先通讀全文，了解文章大意，然后再根據(jù)文章關(guān)鍵詞，關(guān)鍵句，掌握細節(jié)問題，并進行推理判斷，再去回答具體的問題．
